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A Modified Freeze-Drying Procedure for the Electron Microscopic Examination of Hectorite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

James L. McAtee Jr.  and
Gwen Lamkin
James L. McAtee Jr.
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, Baylor, University, Waco, Texas 76703
Gwen Lamkin
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, Baylor, University, Waco, Texas 76703
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Keywords

Freeze-dryingHectoriteMorphologySample PreparationTransmissionElectron Microscopy
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Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , August 1979 , pp. 293 - 296
Copyright
Copyright © 1979, The Clay Minerals Society

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